ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants over atrocities in Darfur
Karim Khan says civilians being targeted and communities destroyed in western region of Sudan The prosecutor for the international criminal court has said he is...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
Italy sends 49 refugees to Albania in bid to resume disputed scheme
Latest push to process migrants in Balkan country despite court challenge comes amid increase in boat arrivals Europe live – latest updates Italy has transported...
Refugee’s justice hopes ‘crushed’ after Italy releases Libya war crimes suspect
David Yambio says Rome ‘has blood on its hands’ after freeing police chief he alleges beat him in Tripoli prison A man who says he...
Dozens killed in hospital attack in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher, says WHO
About 70 people, including patients, believed to have been killed in attack blamed on rebel Rapid Support Forces About 70 people have been killed in...
Meloni faces questions after Italy frees Libyan general accused of war crimes
Case of Osama Najim puts spotlight on controversial migration pact between Italy and Libya Giorgia Meloni’s government is under pressure to clarify why a Rome...
Libyan general arrested in Turin on ICC warrant for alleged war crimes
Arrest of Osama Najim puts spotlight on pact with Italy amid claims he used detained migrants in ‘a form of slavery’ A Libyan general wanted...
Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore diplomatic ties after year-long rift
Somalia severed relations over sea access agreement Ethiopia signed with separatist region of Somaliland Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed to restore diplomatic representation in their...
Sudan’s army recaptures Wad Madani from rebel Rapid Support Forces
Strategic city fell into control of RSF, which has been accused of genocide by the US, in December 2023 Sudan’s military and its allies have...
Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey
Largest known deportation of people back to Niger to date comes as EU is accused of outsourcing cruelty to reduce Mediterranean crossings More than 600...
US declares Sudan’s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war
Blinken details pattern of ethnic violence in which RSF has killed civilians and blocked access to supplies The United States has formally declared that Sudan’s...
